# @healthline on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcRRrjdH0Bh
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69592030-healthline-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-20T17:15:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Healthline (@healthline) — https://gondola.cc/healthline

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💉 Could a tumor-specific vaccine help stop the deadliest form of skin cancer from coming back?

That’s the idea behind a personalized mRNA vaccine now being studied for people with high-risk melanoma. New phase 3 results found the treatment met key measures of success when combined with immunotherapy.

It’s an encouraging step, but there are still important questions about the treatment’s benefits, safety, and long-term impact.

👉 Tap the link in bio to learn how the vaccine works and what happens next.

#melanoma #skincancer #cancerresearch #mrna #immunotherapy

Before you read it, we reviewed it.
Article Medically Reviewed By: Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D.
Article Review Date: 8/19/2026
Source: French, M. (August 19, 2026). Moderna, Merck Melanoma Vaccine May Help Reduce Recurrence, Spread. Healthline. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/moderna-personalized-melanoma-vaccine-reduces-recurrence

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mrna, melanoma, cancerresearch, immunotherapy, skincancer

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